Re: vacuum cleaner redux

Pete C. wrote:
George wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote:
Sort of apropos of the recent vacuum cleaner thread, I'm also in the
market for a vacuum cleaner...

requirements are:

-quiet (this is a must; I was just vacuuming the living room and SWMBO
retreated to the deck complaining about the noise. Of course, she
bought the darn thing, but still.)
- high quality (I'm remembering my mom's old vacuums here, which came
with heavy, sturdy-feeling hoses, and wands that were made of real
chrome plated steel instead of molded plastic, and had little nubs like
a socket extension to hold the pieces together... does anyone make
something like that anymore?)
- HEPA filtration would be nice, but not a 100% requirement.

I saw the recommend about electrolux in the previous thread, does that
meet my requirements? Or am I looking for something higher end than
that? What would that be? Only vacuum I've actually *liked* is the
ancient Kirby that I bought (well-used) years ago when I first got my
own place, and I actually still use that in the garage loft, but I don't
like the lack of a filter bag, nor am I particularly partial to
uprights.) Unfortunately modern Kirbys seem to be ludicrously
overpriced, and also junked up with all sorts of gadgets that make them
bulky and heavy for no good reason.

Or should I be looking on fleaBay for an *old* Electrolux like my mom
and grandma both used to have? I just want to buy something that both
SWMBO and I will use without annoyance or feeling like we got something
crappy and cheap.

nate

If you want quiet install a central vac. Depending on your homes
construction they aren't terrible to install because you may only need a
couple inlets. Also HEPA filters aren't necessary because the discharge
is outside.

Second this. Central vac is the only way to go if you want quiet, and
the remote exhaust also takes care of filtration issues. Installation
can be quite simple to only moderately difficult in most cases.

I don't think that's happening due to construction of my house... there's really only one wall that the piping could be run in, and I actually met the guy that ran some piping up that wall years ago for a solar water heater installation - now demo'd, but the piping is still there. He claimed it was "the most difficult installation he'd ever done.")

I just remembered a name I hadn't heard in years, my mom bought a Filter Queen maybe 15 years ago and is still using it, quick check of eBay shows that they are still around, I remember it being a quality product and fairly effective (albeit ludicrously expensive if bought at list price) is my memory correct?

I think the main thing I'm trying to do here is to get her away from uprights and into a canister vac, I suspect that a lot of the noise she finds objectionable is the beater bar and most of our floors are hardwood anyway, so with a canister there'd be no need to use it...

nate

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